Transverse myelitis due to ova of Schistosoma mansoni
- 1 May 1953
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 47 (3) , 221-223
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(53)90007-8
Abstract
Evidence is presented indicating the presence of Schistosoma mansoni ova in the spinal cord serves as a causative agent in a case of transverse myelitis. Autopsy material and clinical experience indicate that such conditions may be more common than suspected among natives of the Sudan area, and that the all-too-common cases of paraplegia found in the region should be carefully examined, not only for syphilis, but also for possible schistosome infection and so treated.Keywords
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